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Biography

Dr. Lisa Pursell BSc PhD is a lecturer in Health Promotion and assistant coordinator of the MA/PGDip in Health Promotion Programme in the Discipline of Health Promotion, School of Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway since 2008. She has previously worked as a senior researcher in the Health Promotion Research Centre, NUIG, as a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Microbiology, NUIG and as a data manager at the Veterinary Laboratories Agency in the UK. She completed a primary degree in Biology at the University of Derby and a PhD in Microbiology at NUIG.Teaching Interests:
- Research methodology- Epidemiology - Statistics- Health Promotion
- Problem based learning approaches to teaching

Research Projects

Project

Start Date

End Date

NAIRTL DR. LISA PURSELL A BLENDED LEARNING ENQUIRY

01-JUL-09

30-SEP-10

Peer Reviewed Journals

Year

Publication

(2012)

'Impacts of an HIA on inter-agency and inter-sectoral partnerships and community participation: lessons from a local level HIA in the Republic of Ireland'
Pursell, L. Kearns, N. (2012) 'Impacts of an HIA on inter-agency and inter-sectoral partnerships and community participation: lessons from a local level HIA in the Republic of Ireland'. Health Promotion International, 28 (4):522-532 [DOI] [Details]

(2011)

'Time for a paradigm change? Tracing the institutionalisation of health impact assessment in the Republic of Ireland across health and environmental sectors'
Kearns, N; Pursell, L (2011) 'Time for a paradigm change? Tracing the institutionalisation of health impact assessment in the Republic of Ireland across health and environmental sectors'. Health Policy, 99 :91-96 [DOI][ARAN Link] [Details]

(2007)

'Before and after study of bar workers' perceptions of the impact of smoke-free workplace legislation in the Republic of Ireland'
Pursell, L,Allwright, S,O'Donovan, D,Paul, G,Kelly, A,Mullally, BJ,D'Eath, M (2007) 'Before and after study of bar workers' perceptions of the impact of smoke-free workplace legislation in the Republic of Ireland'. BMC Public Health, 7 [DOI] [Details]

'Reduction in the in vitro activity of flumequine against Aeromonas salmonicida in the presence of the concentrations of Mg 2+ and Ca 2+ found in sea water. Aquaculture'
Pursell, L., Samuelsen, O.B., Smith, P. (1995) 'Reduction in the in vitro activity of flumequine against Aeromonas salmonicida in the presence of the concentrations of Mg 2+ and Ca 2+ found in sea water. Aquaculture'. Aquaculture, 135 :245-255 [Details]

(1994)

'In vitro experiments on the bioavailability of flumequine in the matrix of the intestinal contents of Atlantic salmon'
Pursell, L., Smith, P. (1994) 'In vitro experiments on the bioavailability of flumequine in the matrix of the intestinal contents of Atlantic salmon'. Bulletin Of The European Association Of Fish Pathologists, 14 :141-143 [Details]

Book Chapters

Year

Publication

(2009)

'The socio-environmental context of child well-being and the involvement of children in the development of a national set of well-being indicators'
Pursell, L., Kearns, N., Nic Gabhainn, S., Molcho, M., Brooks, A.-M., & Hanaﬁn, S. (2009) 'The socio-environmental context of child well-being and the involvement of children in the development of a national set of well-being indicators' In: Socio-environmentally determined health inequities among children and adolescents: Summary of outcomes, background papers and country case studies. Denmark: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. [Details]

Presentation

Year

Publication

(2006)

Local Equity Indicators, A preliminary indicator set for the development of an Irish Health Poverty Index (HPI). Institute of Public Health in Ireland.
Pursell, L., Kearns, N., O'Donovan, D. (2006) Local Equity Indicators, A preliminary indicator set for the development of an Irish Health Poverty Index (HPI). Institute of Public Health in Ireland. Dublin: Presentation [Details]

Non Published Reports

Year

Publication

(2006)

Review of selected indicator sets for monitoring health inequity at local level in Ireland. Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway; Department of Public Health, HSE Western Area.
Pursell, L., O'Donovan, D. (2006) Review of selected indicator sets for monitoring health inequity at local level in Ireland. Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway; Department of Public Health, HSE Western Area. Non Published Reports [Details]

(2006)

Local inequality indicators for the health and well-being of Ireland: A review of the data issues and policy context for selected data indicator sets. Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway and Institute of Public Health in Ireland.
Pursell, L., Kearns, N., O'Donovan, D. (2006) Local inequality indicators for the health and well-being of Ireland: A review of the data issues and policy context for selected data indicator sets. Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway and Institute of Public Health in Ireland. Non Published Reports [Details]

(2004)

Health Impact Assessment of the Ban of Smoking: Potential impacts of the smoking ban on public bars.
Pursell, L., Nic Gabhainn, S., O' Donovan, D. (2004) Health Impact Assessment of the Ban of Smoking: Potential impacts of the smoking ban on public bars. Galway: Non Published Reports [Details]

(2004)

A problem-based learning approach to teaching in microbiology. Department of Microbiology and Centre for Excellence and Learning in Teaching, National University of Ireland, Galway.
Pursell, L., Carroll C., Smith P. (2004) A problem-based learning approach to teaching in microbiology. Department of Microbiology and Centre for Excellence and Learning in Teaching, National University of Ireland, Galway. Non Published Reports [Details]